pacifistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌpæsɪˈfɪstɪk/ UK /ˌpæsɪˈfɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
opposed to violence or war as a means of settling disputes

His pacifistic principles kept him out of every armed conflict.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · opposed to violence or war... nonviolentpeaceable dovishantimilitaristpeaceful

Opposites

militaristicbellicose warlikehawkish

Word family

Derived forms pacifistically

Related forms pacifist pacifism pacify

Etymology

From pacifist + -ic, ultimately from Latin pacificus 'peacemaking', from pax 'peace' + facere 'to make'.

pacificus Latin pax Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# pacifistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌpæsɪˈfɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpæsɪˈfɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. opposed to violence or war as a means of settling disputes

## Examples
- His pacifistic principles kept him out of every armed conflict.

## Synonyms
- nonviolent
- peaceable
- dovish
- antimilitarist
- peaceful

## Antonyms
- militaristic
- bellicose
- warlike
- hawkish

## Derived Forms
- pacifistically

## Related Forms
- pacifist
- pacifism
- pacify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pacificus
- Root: pax

## Etymology
From pacifist + -ic, ultimately from Latin pacificus 'peacemaking', from pax 'peace' + facere 'to make'.

## AI Etymology
Pacifistic is from pacifist + -ic, ultimately from Latin pacificus 'peacemaking', from pax 'peace' + facere 'to make'. Important recorded forms include pacificus (Latin) and pax (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers opposed to violence or war as a means of settling disputes. The wider family includes derived forms such as pacifistically and related words such as pacifist, pacifism, and pacify.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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